Something interesting I read in "The Essential Guide to Group Communication" was a section on mentoring. A mentor is someone with much more experience in whatever field they are in, and are responsible for taking a protege, or less experienced employee, under their wing and showing them the ropes. Something I didn't know about this mentor-protege relationship is that there are actually stages that they will go through together.
The first stage is initiation, where they both get to know one another. Here is where the mentor must begin to give advice and the protege must be accepting and loyal.
The next stage is cultivation, where a sort of personal relationship begins to form. This is where the mentor will usually give the "I got your back" speech.
The third stage is separation, where the protege advances to the point where they are more independent from the mentor, whether is be a promotion or transfer.
The final stage is redefinition, where both parties share the same views as equals.
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